[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 39 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Twelve public bills, H.R. 1109-1120, and one 
resolution, H.J. Res. 73, were introduced.
  Pages H2583-84
Report Filed: The following report was filed as follows:
  H.R. 956, to establish legal standards and procedures for product 
liability litigation, amended (H. Rept. 104-64, Part I).
Page H2583
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: The Speaker appointed 
Representative Lewis of California to serve as a member of the Franklin 
Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission on the part of the House.
  Page H2490
Private Property Protection: House began consideration of amendments on 
H.R. 925, to compensate owners of private property for the effect of 
certain regulatory restrictions; but came to no resolution thereon. 
Consideration of amendments will resume on Friday, March 3.
  Pages H2495-H2566
  Pending when the Committee of the Whole rose was the Mineta amendment 
to the Canady substitute that seeks to increase the threshold for 
payment of compensation from a 10 percent to a 20 percent loss in 
property value.
Pages H2562-66
  Agreed to the Canady amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended by the Tauzin amendment, that specifies that compensation would 
be required in cases where the affected portion of a private owner's 
property loses at least 10 percent of its value; states that it is 
Federal policy that no law or agency action should limit the use of 
privately owned property so as to diminish its value; directs Federal 
agencies to ensure that their action will not have such results; 
requires the Federal Government to purchase the portion of a property 
affected be an agency action, at fair market value, if the loss in 
value exceeds 50 percent and the owner so requests; and limits the 
scope of the bill's compensation requirements (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 301 ayes to 128 noes, Roll No. 190).
Pages H2502-30
Rejected:
  The Porter amendment to the Canady substitute that sought to require 
that compensation not be paid to any Federal agency that has performed 
a private property impact analysis for the particular regulation or 
other agency action (rejected by a 186 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 191);
Pages H2530-49
  The Schroeder amendment to the Canady substitute that sought to 
require that any compensation paid to property owners be reduced by an 
amount equal to any increase in the value of the same property that 
resulted from other agency action;
Pages H2549-51
  The Goss amendment to the Canady substitute that sought to increase 
the threshold for payment of compensation from a 10 percent to a 30 
percent loss in property value (rejected by a recorded vote of 210 ayes 
to 211 noes, Roll No. 192); and
Page H2551-56
  The Wyden amendment to the Canady substitute that sought to restrict 
any activity likely to diminish the fair market value of any private 
homes and clarify the meaning of ``private home'' (rejected by a 
recorded vote 165 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 193).
Pages H2556-61
  H. Res. 101, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 271 yeas to 151 nays, Roll No. 189. 
This rule was debated on Wednesday, March 1.
Pages H2494-95
Committees to Sit: It was made in order that the following committees 
and their subcommittees be permitted to sit on Friday, March 3, during 
the proceedings of the House under the five-minute rule: Committees on 
Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Judiciary, and 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H2567
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H2489.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2494-95, H2529-30, H2548-49, H2555-56, and H2561. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:44 p.m.